I want to open several large images into an application but need to check if there is enough memory available before opening each image. Ideally, if I can check the memory before opening an image I can prevent the application from grinding to a halt.
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You call also use
MEMORYSTATUSEX stat;
stat.dwLength = sizeof( MEMORYSTATUSEX ); //You must allways call this before calling GlobalMemoryStatusEx
GlobalMemoryStatusEx( &stat );
This is not always garanteed to give you the type of information you want because on different operating system the amount of virtual memory may differ, because of harddisk size and use.
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by: n8shadowPosted on 2003-10-09 at 01:48:51ID: 9519162
MEMORYSTATUS stat;
GlobalMemoryStatus (&stat);
The GlobalMemoryStatus function obtains information about the system's current usage of both physical and virtual memory.
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